We won't push Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez's return to action, asserts Jurgen Klopp

But in light of the rumours, Jurgen Klopp has given his verdict on the much-awaited return of his centre back pairing and how he plans to use them ahead of the returning season. The Reds boss is hoping to get more minutes in what he describes as a slow and steady integration process. He also added that the club will not push their return and instead let the two defenders make their own way back into the fold.

"Hopefully, yes. That's how it looks in the moment. I want to make it really clear, we push nothing. We just don't. We wait a little bit, the players come, we have now with Dr Andreas Schlumberger, a real specialist who is in constant talks and always observing everything. We know exactly how they feel – how they really feel and not what they tell us because they obviously are desperate to play again," Klopp said, reported Goal.